Lac du Chevreuil in Mauricie: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Lac du Chevreuil lies in Mauricie, in Quebec. The setting is taiga. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Mauricie list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Métabetchouan, 51 km away. Then Chambord, 57 km, and Desbiens, 59 km. Also on the doorstep: Lac du Bec-Scie within 2.1 km, Lac de Vase 2.4 km away, Lac Glory within 2.6 km, Lac du Lynx 2.8 km away and Lac Solitaire within 3.2 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lac du Chevreuil

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Mauricie include northern pike, brook trout and walleye. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Lac du Chevreuil that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -16°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Expect Lac du Chevreuil to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Lac du Bec-Scie is 2.1 km off. Nothing on Lac du Chevreuil should be assumed from this page alone.